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American law Lawrence M. Friedman.

By: Friedman, Lawrence M. (Lawrence Meir), 1930-.
Material type: materialTypeLabelBookPublisher: New York : Norton, c1984Edition: 1st ed.Description: xiii, 362 p. ; 24 cm.ISBN: 0393018903; 0393952517 (pbk.).Subject(s): Law -- United States -- Popular works | United States LawDDC classification: 349.73 | 347.3
Contents:
What is a legal system? -- Law: formal and informal -- The background of American law -- The structure of American law: the courts -- The structure of American law: statutes and statute makers -- The structure of American law: executing policy -- Federalism and American legal culture -- Inside the black box: the substance of law -- Crimes and punishments -- Constitutional law and civil liberties -- On legal behavior -- Legal culture: legitimacy and morality -- The American legal profession -- Law and social change -- Epilogue: the future of law in the United States -- Documents.
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Bibliography: p. [333]-345.

Includes index.

What is a legal system? -- Law: formal and informal -- The background of American law -- The structure of American law: the courts -- The structure of American law: statutes and statute makers -- The structure of American law: executing policy -- Federalism and American legal culture -- Inside the black box: the substance of law -- Crimes and punishments -- Constitutional law and civil liberties -- On legal behavior -- Legal culture: legitimacy and morality -- The American legal profession -- Law and social change -- Epilogue: the future of law in the United States -- Documents.

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